VIGESIMAL

vigesimal

(adjective) relating to or based on the number twenty

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

vigesimal (not comparable)

Occurring in intervals of twenty. [from mid-17th c.]

(arithmetic) To the base twenty. [from mid-17th c.]

Synonyms

• vicesimal

Noun

vigesimal (plural vigesimals)

A twentieth part.

Source: Wiktionary


Vi*ges"i*mal, a. Etym: [L. vigesimus twentieth, from viginti twenty.]

Definition: Twentieth; divided into, or consisting of, twenties or twenty parts. Tylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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